Attachment to binders.



W. M. NIGOL.

ATTACHMENT T0 BINDEES.

APPLICATION TILED NOV. 28, ms.

1,1 30,757. Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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W. M. NIGOL.

ATTACHMENT T0 BINDERS;

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2a, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 28, 1913. Serial No. 803,554.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM MANUEL Nicomof the post-oilice of Hildebrand, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments to Binders, of which the following is the specification.

The invention relates to improvements in attachments to binders especially to the breastplate of a binder and the object of the invention is to provide an attachment to the breastplate which will prevent the straw passed over the deck and tied by the needle from becoming stuck or jammed in the breastplate as very often occurs.

WVith the above object in view the invention consists essentially in a spring actuated guard plate associated with the breastplate and operating over the slot in the breastplate, the parts being arranged and constructed as hereinafter more particularly described and later pointed out in the ap-- pended claims.

Figure 1 represents a side view of a portion of the deck, the breastplate and other associated parts of a binder with my invention applied. Fig. 2 represents a plan view of the latter parts. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged detailed perspective view of the guard plate. Fig. 4: represents a vertical sectional view through the breastplate, the section being taken in the plane denoted by the line X-X Fig. 2. Fig. 5 represents an enlarged detailed face view of the eye and adjoining parts. Fig. 6 is a section taken on line y-y of Fig. 2.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

1 represents the deck of a binder, 2 the apron, 3 the needle carried by the needle shaft 4, 5 the packers carried by the packer crank shaft 6, 7 the deflector, 8 the breastplate and 9 a suitable brace bar supporting the breastplate and deflector.

10 represents the binder attachment of which 11 is the post or standard, 12 the dis charge arm shaft and 13 the dischargearms.

14 represents a grain guide extending from the breastplate and located more or less directly above the apron.

The breastplate is constructed as is customary with two flaring side walls 8 and 8 and is provided with a slot 8 to receive the needle when the same is swung upwardly.

The above parts areall of ordinary construction and are herein described in order that one may have a better idea of the application and operation of my device.

It is explained that the needle shaft is rotated to, swing the needle upwardly toward the breastplate, the advancing end of the Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

needle passing into the slot and advancing in Y the continued rotation of the needle shaft toward the outer end of the breastplate.

In actual practice the straw or grain passed over the deck is very often jammed into the slot in the breast plate by the needle when it is swung up, with the result that one has to stop the binder and clean out the straw before further work can be proceeded with. My invention which is designed to overcome this difficulty is now explained in detail.

15 is a grain shield permanently Secured by bolts or rivets 16 to the breastplate, the shield having the body portion thereof located directly beneath the under side of the breastplate and provided with a slot 15 registering with that 8 in the breastplate. Brackets 17, 18 and 19 are also supplied to support the shield from the breastplate.

20 is a guard plate of the form best shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing which guard plate is pivotally secured to the breastplate and the shield by a pivot bolt 21, the guard being located between the shield and breastplate, there being suflicient space reserved between these parts to form a guide way for the guard. The free or extending end of the guard is designed to swing across the slots 8 and 15.

It is here to be noticed that the bracket -18 is connected to the shield by an eye bolt 18, the eye 18 of which receives slidably one end of an actuating rod 22, the other end of which is turned or bent downwardly and pivotally connected to the guard plate by flaring the head and countersinking it in the under face of the guardplate, (see Fig. 6.)

22' is an adjusting nut on the rod and 23 and 24 are washers placed on the rod which washers receive between them a spiral spring 24. v This spring is arranged to hold the guard plate normally in the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

In the actual operation of the binder the needle primarily engages with the guard plate when swinging upwardly and as it continues to advance it carries the guard plate ahead'of it for the remainder of the ico'pies 0'! this patent maybe obtained for stroke. The guard plate entirely prevents straw from being passed into the slots by the needle.

I have shown in dotted outline Fig. 1 the position which the plate has in respect to the needle when the needle initially en the breast'pl'ate and provided with a nut acting as a stop.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The combination with the breastplate of a binder, said breastplate having the usual needle slot therein, of a shield carried by the breastplate and provided with a slot registering withthe slot in the breastplate, guard pivotallysecured to the: shield at one side of its longitudinal center and located between the shield andv the breastp'late, said guard being adapted to pass across the slots and a spring connected with the guard, as and for the purpose specified. 2. The combination with the breastplate of a binder, said breastplate having the usual needle slot therein, of a shield carried by the breastplate and provided with a slot registering with the slot in the breastp'late, an eye carried by said shield a guard pivotally secured to theshield at one side of its center and located between the breastplate and shield, said guard being adapted to pass across said slots, an actuating rod having one end pivotally secured to the guard and the opposite end slidably mounted in said eye, an adjusting nut 0n the rod on the end remote from the eye and'a spring inserted on the rod between the eye and the nut, as and for the purpose specified.

Signed, at Arcola this 17th day of November, 1913. r

7 WILLIAM MANUEL Moon In the presence of- A. E. VRooMAN, NELL E' HonY.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of llate'nts;

Washingtom D. G'. 

